The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-03-23
FISHERIES RETALIATION.
Power Vested I'm the President to Cut of
Intercourse with Canada.

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The fisheries retaliation legislation is
covered in single bill, as follows:
BE al enacted, etc, That whenever the
President of the United States shall be
satisfied that American fishing vessels or
American fishermen, visiting or being in
the waters or at any ports or places of the
British Dominions of North America, are
then or lately have been denied or abridged
In the enjoyment of any rights secured to
them by treaty or law. or are then or lately
have been unjustly vexed or harassed in the
enjoyment of such rights or subjected to
unreasonable restrictions, regulations, or
requirements in respect of such rights or,
when the President of the United States
shah be satisfied that any such fishing ves-
sells or fishermen having permit under the
laws of the United States to touch
and trade at any port or ports, place or
places, in the British Dominions of North
America, are then, or lately have been, de-
MED the privilege of entering such port or
ports, place or places, in the same manner
and under the same regulations as may ex-
list therein applicable to trading vessels of
the most favored nation, or shall be un-
justly vexed or harassed In respect thereof,
or shall be proven ed from purchasing such
supplies as may there be lawfully sold to
trading vessels of the most favored nation;
or. whenever the President of the United
States shall be satisfied that any other
vessels of the United States, their masters
or crews, so arriving at or being In such
British waters, or ports, or places OF the
British Dominions of North America, are
then or lately have been denied any of the
privileges therein accorded to the vessels,
their masters, or crews Of the most favored
nation, or unjustly vexed or harassed in
respect of the same, then, and In either
or all of such cases, it shall be lawful, and
it shall be the duty of the President'of the
United States in his discretion, by proclaim
alton to that effect, to deny TO vessels,
their masters and crews. of the British Do
minions of North America any entrance
into the waters, ports, or places of or with
in the United States with such exception
in regard to vessels in distress, stress of
weather, or needing supplies as to the
President shall seem proper, whether such
vessels shall have come directly from said
dominions on such destined voyage or by
way of some port or place on such destined
voyage; and also to deny entry into any
port or place of the United States of fresh
fish or salt fish, or any other product OF
said dominions or other goods coming from
said dominions to the United States. The
Pesident may In his discretion apply such
proclamation TO any part or to all of the
foregoing named subjects, and may qualify,
limit, and renew such proclamation to any
part or to all of the foregoing named sub
jects, and NAV qualify, limit, and
renew such proclamation from time to time
as he may deem necessary to the full and
Just execution of the purposes of this act.
Every viola ion of any such proclamation
or any part thereof is hereby declared IL
legal. and MI vessels and goods so coming
or beinl wi hin the waters. por;s or places
of the United States contrary to such ploc-
lamation shall be fort tied to tie United
Sta es; and such forfeitsre ST. all lie N
forced and proceeded upon in the same
manner and with the same effect as IN the
case of vessels or goods whose importa-
ton, or coming to, or being in the waters
or ports of the United States contrary TO
law may now be enforced or proceeded
upon.
Every person who shall violate any of
the provisions Of this act, or such procla-
nation of the President made in pursu-
ance hereof. shall DO deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof
shall he punished by fine not exceeding
81 900, or by imprisonment for term
not exceeding two years, or by both said
punishments, in the discretion OF the
court